The people standing around him are his children, their husbands and
theirchildren.
The picture was taken in Neosho, MO on the Whitman family farm.
The date of the picture I really don't have any idea.
Buffalo Creek is the name of the creek that runs through that area.
I grew up hearing it referred to as "down on Buffalo".
I can remember going to visit my grandparents there as a child,
since my grandfather bought it and my mother was raised there.